TREAD Magazine
A guide to automotive adventure and outdoor lifestyle, covering topics from overlanding and off-roading to traveling and camping.

3 AWD SUVs Delivering Technology
Three off-tarmac AWDs in particular caught our eye when testing capability, technology, and off-pavement prowess:…

Competing In The Oregon Trail Rally
Join me as I get a behind-the-scenes look at rally champions Travis Pastrana and David…

2019 Rebelle Rally Women
The notable, strong, and experienced Rebelle Rally women share their moments of achievement and challenge…

Adventures Outdoors Help Heal After A Tragic Fire
Overlanders Trisha Mills and Bill Carmichael awoke to a wall of smoke and heard windows…

The Unofficial “Official” EJS Flat Fender Run
During last year’s EJS, I joined up with an army of eclectic Jeep owners for…

Overland Diary: Unforgettable Iceland
Planning an adventure trip can be rewarding and stressful at the same time, and things…

Winter Weather Auto Prep: Tips, Tricks, And Upgrades
The dog days of summer are over; it’s time for winter weather auto prep. But,…

Veteran Organizations Helping Other Veterans
Record the Journey, Veteran Overland, and Southern Xpeditions have three things in common: a great…

Suzuki Samurai, The Unstoppable Warrior
Amber Turner, a Suzuki Samurai owner, off-road-enthusiast-turned-welder, and King of the Hammers (KOH) racer, is…

Kalaber Creations’ J1 Is A One-of-a-kind Jeep
With lots of imagination, common sense, and guts, Mark Tetreau of Arizona-based Kalaber Creations started…

A Remote Backcountry Adventure In British Columbia
Exploring British Columbia (BC), Canada’s backcountry, can present itself with unique beauty like none other.…

2020 Alcan 5000 Rally
The 2020 Alcan 2000 Rally showcased extreme weather conditions, long hours of navigation, and driving…

A Mint Green Man Truck Travels Internationally
Even before he owned the mint green MAN truck, Canadian resident A.J. Leveille was always…

Jessi Combs, A Legend Lives On (award winner)
On Aug. 27, 2019, we lost one of the most influential and endearing off-road automotive…

Dueling Mitsubishi Delicas Of The 1980s And 1990s (award winner)
If you’re into oddball vehicles, rad vans or quirky four-wheel-drives, you might have heard of…

Badass Bandoola: A 1953 Willys M38a1 Beast (award winner)
Little did G. Denny Ghiringhelli know that a military Jeep his father bought in the…

Campworks NS-1 Trailer Revolutionizes Solar-powered Remote Travel
Campworks creates off-grid charging stations — the sun powers their trailer anywhere you tow it.…

EV Off-roading: News, Updates And More
We’re seeing change: electric vehicles, or EVs, are starting to become prolific in the marketplace.…

Volkswagen Id.4 Tackles The Rebelle Rally (award winner)
My experience piloting an all-electric 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro SUV in the desert was…

Valkyrie Racing Conquered The Antarctic In A Vintage Porsche 356
After experiencing over five decades of life, Renée Brinkerhoff wanted to give back. She became…

Jeep Concept Vehicles: The Concept Quartet
For over 80 years, Jeep has manufactured cool and capable 4×4 vehicles. This past year…

6 Vehicle Upgrades for Beginner Overlanders
It’s been a while since we ran a refresher course on overlanding for beginners, especially about…

Exceptional Endurance at Rally Jameel
Women in Saudi Arabia have only been allowed to drive a car beginning just four…

Yearning for the Great Outdoors in Reesor’s Tacoma
Curt Reesor’s Tacoma and Wisconsin-made XVENTURE off-road trailer solidified his outdoor adventures.

Off-Roading the INEOS Grenadier in France
Off-road enthusiasts globally are eagerly awaiting INEOS Grenadier updates, especially those from the United States…

Vinoski’s 4Runner: An Angler’s Perfect Catch
Don’t judge a book by its colorful cover, otherwise you may mistake Alissa Vinoski as…